[Coco] Retrobright - anyone used it on a coco 2/3?

[Sean]

This is different than just the yellowing due to dirt.  After 20 years
or so the yellowing of the plastic is a chemical reaction, which is
accelerated if exposed to UV.  No amount of detergent is going to
bring it back to normal.

I think the retrobright website actually has a description of why it happens.

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:54 AM, Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com> wrote:
> When I had my CoCo2, CoCo3, and Tandy 2000, which all had the white cases, I
> used to get the yellowing off with dishwashing liquid. It worked just fine,
> but you have to make sure everything is dry before putting the hardware back
> inside the case. I even used this method for cleaning the key buttons (after
> removing them from the keyboard, of course). And it didn't require any more
> time than the retrobright solution, although it did require more elbow
> grease. heh
>
> Wayne
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "chris bagnor" <chrisbagnor at yahoo.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 3:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Retrobright - anyone used it on a coco 2/3?
>
>
>> i used to use baby wipes
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>> ________________________________
>> From: Michael Graham <jmetal88 at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
>> Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 5:23:12 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Retrobright - anyone used it on a coco 2/3?
>>
>> I used that exact recipe on my CoCo 3 and it worked great!  I have a
>> thread on
>> coco3.com with pictures, but here are direct links to the before and
>> after:
>>
>> http://a.imageshack.us/img189/8916/beforea.jpg
>> http://a.imageshack.us/img84/7430/afterm.jpg
>>
>> Sorry, I took the after shot before I got it reassembled, but it does give
>> an
>> idea of how the color came out compared to the inside of the plastic.
>>
>> On 8/29/2010 3:51 PM, Jeremy Michea wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello, I was wondering if anyone has tried any of the "retrobright"
>>> solutions
>>> to remove the yellowing that seems prevelant on many computers and game
>>> systems
>>> of old (especially super Nintendo, yuck!)
>>> I have a Coco 2 and coco 3 with some noticable yellowing and was thinking
>>> of
>>> trying this receipe, which seems fairly benign compared to some:
>>>
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/66071596@N00/3822230561/
>>>
>>> I'll probably test it on an old Vic-20 case that I have lying around
>>> first.
>>> Just wondered if anyone had any thoughts, ideas, suggestions,
>>> experiences, etc
>>> with using one of these solutions on a coco and what the outcome was?
>>>
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